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Scientists discover molecular defect involved in hearing loss
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 13, 2009 |
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Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have elucidated the action of a protein, harmonin, which is involved in the mechanics of hearing. This finding sheds new light on the workings of mechanotransduction, the process ...
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Ultrasonic frogs can tune their ears to different frequencies
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Jul 22, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. ...
Did our ancestors breathe through their ears?
Jan 19, 2006 |
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A fossil fish skull from Latvia that researchers from Uppsala University, Sweden, describe in this weeks issue of Nature shows that the earliest land animals probably breathed through their ears.
How We Localize Surround Sound
Jan 09, 2008 |
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You're walking down a busy street, with cars and buses driving past and bits of conversations reaching your ears, when you hear someone call your name. You turn about 60 degrees to your left and look up to ...
Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls
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May 11, 2008 |
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Most female frogs don’t call; most lack or have only rudimentary vocal cords. A typical female selects a mate from a chorus of males and then –silently – signals her beau. But the female concave-eared torrent ...
Over-the-counter eardrops may cause hearing loss or damage
Jan 28, 2008 |
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A new study, led by researchers at The Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) of the MUHC, has revealed that certain over-the-counter earwax softeners can cause severe inflammation and damage to the eardrum and inner ear. The ...
How to avoid a bat
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Dec 18, 2006 |
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Current understanding of the co-evolution of bats and moths has been thrown into question following new research reported today in Current Biology.
Scientists identify genetic cause for type of deafness
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A team led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has discovered a genetic cause of progressive hearing loss. The findings will help scientists better understand the nature of age-related decline in hearing and ...
Paleontologists discover a new Mesozoic mammal
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA…An international team of paleontologists has discovered a new species of mammal that lived 123 million years ago in what is now the Liaoning Province in northeastern China. The ...
Early cooling in cardiac arrest may improve survival
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Rapidly cooling a person in cardiac arrest may improve their chance of survival without brain damage, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2009.
How a locust's eardrum could lead to tiny microphones
Mar 31, 2006 |
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Being able to hear the smallest of noises is a matter of life or death for many insects, but for the scientists studying their hearing systems understanding how insect ears can be so sensitive could lead to ...
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